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1366. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Pair of Hand-Painted Robert McCall Caesars Universe Artworks ###

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
1366. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Pair of Hand-Painted Robert McCall Caesars Universe Artworks ###
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ROBERT MCCALL ARTWORK - Douglas Trumbull Collection: Pair of Hand-Painted Robert McCall Caesars Universe Artworks - A pair of artworks depicting Caesars Universe hand-painted by Robert McCall. Celebrated artist Robert McCall, who created art for motion pictures, Life Magazine, NASA, and more, created artwork depicting a futuristic version of Las Vegas' Caesars Palace hotel and casino dubbed "Caesars Universe."

This lot consists of two paintings on masonite. One large curved rectangular painting in a black wooden frame depicts a crowded interior with large windows, and one squarer painting in a white wooden frame depicts the exterior of Caesars Universe lit by spotlights. Both are signed by the artist in the lower right corner, and the latter painting is labeled on the back with "Bob McCall Caesars Universe Project with Casablanca Records & Film Works Pete Guber 1978." The frames exhibit some wear, including scuffing and corner denting. Dimensions: (largest) 73" x 7" x 38" (185.5 cm x 18 cm x 96.75 cm)

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Special shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull was born in Los Angeles in 1942. After abandoning architecture for technical drawing and cartooning, his talent for photorealism soon earned him work at Graphic Films, an esteemed Hollywood studio for which he designed groundbreaking cosmic effects for the 1964 New York World's Fair. After seeing Trumbull's work, director Stanley Kubrick hired him to create animations and VFX shots - including the iconic Star Gate sequence - for what would become his seminal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. From that film's success, Trumbull became one of the industry's most trusted photographic effects experts, designing and producing legendary screen moments in such sci-fi landmarks as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Blade Runner, all three of which earned him Academy Award& reg; nominations. In addition to directing the cult classics Silent Running and Brainstorm, Trumbull later received a Scientific and Engineering Award for his high-speed photography process Showscan in 1993, one of two specialty awards given to him by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before his death in 2022. 60 years since he first made his mark on global cinema, Propstore today celebrates Douglas Trumbull by presenting a selection of rare memorabilia from his personal collection to the public.


Estimate: $1,500 - 3,000

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